Indigenous News

GRANDE-DIGUE, N.B. — RCMP in New Brunswick continued the search Thursday for a 64-year-old man who was last seen the prior day ice sailing on Shediac Bay.

BRUSSELS — The federal government is spending more than $273 million to acquire new military equipment for NATO's Canada-led battle group in Latvia. That includes $227.5 million for a short-range air defence system from Saab Canada Inc.

DOHA, Qatar — Canada's Leylah Fernandez was eliminated from the Qatar Open on Thursday with a 6-4, 6-2 quarterfinal loss to third seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan. Fernandez, from Laval, Que.

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's budget surplus has risen by more than $200 million after the government collected more money than anticipated in income and sales tax and federal transfers.

OTTAWA — The annual pace of housing starts in January slowed by 10 per cent compared with December, as the rate of starts for new multi-unit projects such as apartments, condominiums and townhouses pulled back. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

OTTAWA — Canada's agriculture industry will have a domestic labour gap of more than 100,000 jobs by 2030, according to a new report.

Toronto FC has signed 2023 draft choice Charlie Sharp to a contract with TFC II of the MLS Next Pro League. Toronto took the 22-year-old forward from Brighton, Mich., in the third round (61st overall) of the 2023 MLS SuperDraft.

VANCOUVER — A new report ahead of next week's B.C. budget is forecasting slower economic growth for the province this year.

TORONTO — Omar Khan was organizing sessions connecting Canadians to Muslim therapists and setting up forums to address mental-health fallout related to the Israel-Hamas war when he learned his online therapy platform had lost access to its banking se

TORONTO — Two Toronto police officers who opened fire at two men in an allegedly stolen car last June are now facing charges.